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Ruddy ell, it's depressing, really depressing. NO character. Nothing. Barbers,vapes, so called nail & beauty???. It's an eyesore just crap spewed on the floor. Saturdays 30-40 years ago were literally a day out. Ohh I'm sad seeing my home town gone down the road to ruins... The COUNCIL honestly should be held to account for this utter mismanagement and disregard for our once great shopping center 'corruption,backhanders'£???£. The inner water fall was iconic and a meeting place to sit, rest, eat a sarnie and even have a conversation. GONE all GONE.!. SAD times😢

Very much sign of the times phil with internet taking over online shopping etc but so sad to see remember as a kid entering West Bromwich town centre by the multi-storey car park walking down the ramp past the toilets and then kwik save and seeing how busy it used to be was literally packed so many shops then tho boots, tesco, comet or I think it was dixons then birthdays right at the bottom on the right then losing WHSmiths Woolworths. I’ll never get why they got rid of the old bus station so many memories again then the underground walk ways you mentioned to b&q over the road and the old police station Poseidon was always a fave chippy of mine with the blue shutters could sit in at the back treated my self to a fair few bags of chips after night Albion games back in my later teens haha happy days all the best mate look forward to the next video Ps that art gallery shocking!!

I've fond memories of eating at the Poseidon fish and chip shop opposite the old bus station and of shopping trips with my mom in the once-impressive Queens square. Boing boing!

I remember the seating in the Queens Square! However the fountain may have stopped in the late 90's, but it was just covered over with a black surface with the seating remaining there, the seating got removed in 2013 when they started to refurbish the shopping centre, leaving the clock the only original feature from 1971. It remained as open space until about 2017 when that cafe arrived. Another thing to mention about the clock, it's broken on just after 8:05, for several years before it was done up, it was broken on around 7:35.

Times change, the Internet has killed much of high streets throughout the UK. The days you remember are long gone. You'd be better off cherishing the memories but don't dwell on them too much because it'll make you feel sad.

I'm in Woolwich. Been here about two weeks and not actually seen anybody worth knowing yet. Dame as the rest of The UK.

Such a shame. I spent many Saturdays shopping up in West Brom in the 1980s, especially the record shop (was it called Sounds Good?), Mackays, Chelsea Girl, WHSmith and I remember going to see loads of films at the Kings Cinema, queueing outside for ages to see Grease!! It was always a busy shopping centre. I've not been back in years, so I've not seen the new shopping area.

I work at that end of the town and it's really gone downhill, so many big name stores have gone i.e Wilko, Argos, Walter smith butchers, farm foods, WH Smith the list goes on and replaced by shops where stuff is just strewn about outside, it looks awful and trade has really died as more people avoid it and go to the New square area. Later in the day you get a lot of riff raff hanging about by Maccies and the bookies....from experience shop lifting is rife even in the charity shops.

Just before they built this, I was little and the old people said it wouldn't be the same, which was probably right, it was always packed in the 80s, but I think the new part killed it off, what's the betting it will horrible houses and flats soon, I had a Saturday job at smiths fancy goods that had 2 shops there stopped going in late 90s could see what was coming, dudley as well which was more up market, now has died, cos of merry hill and that isn't the same

I agree with the paving area comment. Why has such an investment been made to have it pedestrianised only to have it cluttered, with an assault course feel to it. The ambience they have tried to create JUST ISNT THERE! I certainly wouldn’t feel as though i could pass a bit of time people watching from those seating areas 😢. Princess parade & Duchess parade I’m afraid are mutton dressed as lamb!

Hi Phil your right about these market stalls they should be indoors it looks a bit third world I remember Star and garter Thomson and Roses and Hepworths the Taylors in the shopping centre and littlewoods by Marks and sparks and boards look like graffiti West Bromwich would look better with more investment around Dartmouth Square

I went into the public when it was open as a arts centre, they had this tree that had like plastic leaves that went to the ceiling, I asked the person who worked there it’s purpose they told me that when the light was on the tree it reflected around the room and crated all lovely shades of light etc, I asked them why the light wasn’t on which they said they wasn’t allowed to put it on because it was too expensive 😮. Typical Sandwell council like to waste money and spend it on stupid pointy stuff.

That old M&S site on the high street is atrocious. I agree with those market stalls spilling onto the high street looks terrible and like a 3rd world.country. I liked to go to band shows and comedy nights at The Public when it was opened and then suddenly closed. Complete waste of money

Too many cultures there

My god why all the moans. Why don’t you run for council if you got all the answers ? You failed to show the area around the new Tesco and that part of the town That could be used as a start point into trying to make the rest of the town better In the old square they could put Bowling alley, better restaurants, pop up shops, bars etc which would tie in with the Tesco development but and it’s a BIG BUT, rent and rates must be realistic and not rip offs I am with you with doctors surgeries and health clinic's, that would be a fantastic idea, especially pop in walk in centres It’s not just WB which is changing, the whole shopping dynamic has changed and that’s UK wide WB needs to attract better shops but the retail industry hasn’t got confidence in this council….Pound shops equals pound shoppers This council needs investigating as to why they have been allowed to demolish iconic buildings to then be left for years I can go into any Town and complain about goods on the pavements but again it’s down to the council to maintain rules and regulations and fine those breaking the rules

Is this India this is not England

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